Linear Circuits

Nathan V. Parrish
PhD Candidate & Graduate Research Assistant School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

An introduction to linear electric circuit elements and a study of circuits containing such devices.

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

RLC Circuits Part 2

Nathan V. Parrish
PhD Candidate & Graduate Research Assistant School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Use differential equations to show the behavior of an RLC circuit as the system changes.

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Previous Lesson

Analyzed an overdamped second-order system

Module 3: Reactive Circuits

Capacitors Inductors First-order differential equations RC Circuits RL Circuits Second-order differential equations RLC Circuits

Lesson Objectives
Generate a second-order differential equation from an underdamped RLC circuit Identify initial and final conditions Solve the differential equation Recognize if a system is underdamped/overdamped Identify the effect of damping on a second-order system
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Example 2: Initial and Final Conditions

Example 2: Differential Equation

Example 2: Final Solution

Damping Ratio

Summary
Got some intuition about how RLC circuits behave and contrasted overdamped and underdamped cases Identified initial and final conditions Found and solved representative differential equations Plotted the results Animated response as the resistance changes to show the effect of damping on the system
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Next Lesson

Lab to demonstrate RLC systems.

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